Jacob Harrison

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Sportswriter at Townsquare Media

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Articles

What's the Most Pure Michigan Meal? This Might Be It

1 month ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

If you had to craft the most Pure Michigan meal possible, what would you include? What are the sides, the entree, and the drink? How about a nice dessert to finish it off? After two and a half years of living in Michigan, I've come to the conclusion that Michigan's food scene is wildly underrated.
Michigan Car Show Named Among Best in the Nation

1 month ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison |Jacob Harrison

Few places in the country can even hold a candle to the state of Michigan in the automotive industry. From innovations in the vehicles themselves to the roads they're driven on, Michigan led the way. Simply put, they don't call Detroit the Motor City for nothing. But that's common knowledge. So too are the reputations of the many car shows hosted around the state each year.
Michigan Restaurant Named Among America's Most Legendary Spots

1 month ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison |Jacob Harrison

Michigan is home to tons of prominent local restaurants. Plenty have gone on to have national success, but there are plenty of others who kept their business small and developed a cult following on the path to becoming one of the state's most beloved restaurants. It takes a massively impressive establishment to be named among the best restaurants in Michigan. But to earn that recognition and be named among the country's most legendary restaurants is even more impressive.
CMU Has As Many 1st Overall Picks as CFB Powerhouse

1 month ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

The 2025 NFL Draft saw the first Miami Hurricane selected first overall since 1991. Quarterback Cam Ward is the third such selection from The U, one of college football's most prestigious programs. To the average football fan, it would make sense for the 1st overall pick to be from a prestigious university. After all, Ward himself likely wouldn't have been the first overall pick at his two previous schools: Incarnate Word and Washington State. But it's not always the case.
Michigan State Auctioning Huge Spartan Logos from Spartan Stadium

1 month ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

Michigan State fans are some of the most passionate in the state. While more attention does, in many ways, go to the Maize and Blue, the university in East Lansing is one of the most prestigious in the country, both academically and athletically. Whether you appreciate the Green and White for fond memories in the stands or in the classrooms, Spartan fans with the cash have the opportunity of a lifetime to own a piece of Spartan history.
Michigan School Barely Cracks National Top 25 Party Schools List

2 months ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison |Jacob Harrison

We don't all pay 10s of thousands in tuition fees to play school. Some schools are known just as well (if not more) for their exceptional party atmosphere than their rudimentary academics. Michigan is home to several prestigious universities across the state, each holding a reputation for being among the nation's best schools for one reason or another. One school got that recognition for its campus personality.
Michigan Cannabis Sales Totals Are Falling, Worrying Local Businesses

2 months ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

While many Michigan cannabis users are looking forward to 4/20 weekend for sales and tradition, many of the shops they'll be visiting on Sunday will be concerned about profits. Not because of door-busting sales, mind, but because sales across the state have been in decline for some time now. While Michigan is touted for selling cannabis at low prices and the public is more than happy to buy, the dollar numbers aren't hitting the way people on the business side of the industry would like.
Invasive Fish-Killer Population Grew in Great Lakes During COVID

2 months ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

The Great Lakes are home to plenty of wildlife, but not all of the creatures beneath the Lakes' surfaces are beneficial to the ecosystem. The Detroit Free Press recently published an article detailing the dangers of an invasive species that is terrorizing fish in the Great Lakes, and it's only getting worse. You may have heard of "Vampire Fish". Fishers in the Great Lakes have been unfortunate enough to see them latched onto their catch.
Michigan's Favorite Local Chain Restaurant Revealed

2 months ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison

One of the first things I noticed about Michigan when I moved here just over two years ago was just how many local chain restaurants there are. For a while, it was a bit of an annoyance because I was missing some of my favorite regional chains in the south. Thankfully, I've learned to love some of these prestigious local chains across the Mitten State. But there are so many that are worthy of being the state's favorite spot, it's no easy task to narrow it down.
5 Cheapest Grocery Stores in Michigan

2 months ago | wkfr.com | Jacob Harrison |Scott Clow

I seem to start a lot of articles this way lately, but there's no getting around it: everything is more expensive these days. The uncertainty in the economy - whether tariffs are in affect or paused, supply chains being recalculated and whatever other headline you can fit here - many working class Americans are looking for ways to stretch their dollars, especially at the grocery store. Luckily for Michiganders, there are plenty of options to choose from.

Journalists covering the same region

Matt Heffner

Travel Writer at Awesome Mitten

Founder at Rooted Wanderings

Matt Heffner primarily covers news in the Great Lakes region, including areas in Michigan and Ohio, United States.

Tyler Driesenga

Sports Reporter and Multimedia Journalist at WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI)

Tyler Driesenga primarily covers news in the Midwestern region of Michigan, United States, including areas around Lansing and surrounding suburbs.

Leslie Veliz

News Writer at Explore.com

Leslie Veliz primarily covers news in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, including areas around Seattle, Washington, and surrounding regions.